2025-11-10T13:00:01-08:00 2024-12-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2024-01-01 874299990 Spark Climate Solutions SPAR 4152312032 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 Erika Reinhardt President 2025-11-10 true true Hasina Sabrina Chowdhury P03013259 9256030800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Erika Reinhardt 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 9761404 false X www.sparkclimate.org X 2022 CA Sparks mission is to accelerate progress in emerging, potentially high-impact approaches for climate mitigation and adaptation that will contribute to humanitys comprehensive portfolio of solutions and responses to enable our return to a safe climate while minimizing risk to societal stability. 4 2 16 1 0 6277230 9601200 0 79135 156946 6926 3258 6363291 9761404 2175681 4364200 0 1710066 1988417 0 26786 1275450 1040110 5161197 7392727 1202094 2368677 12196337 16748370 1608472 3780433 10587865 12967937 Sparks mission is to accelerate progress in emerging, potentially high-impact approaches for climate mitigation and adaptation that will contribute to humanitys comprehensive portfolio of solutions and responses to enable our return to a safe climate while minimizing risk to societal stability. false false 6940099 4364200 Livestock Enteric Methane MitigationIn 2024, Spark advanced the livestock enteric methane field by launching an industry association, helping catalyze bipartisan legislation, guiding $45M in R&D funding, and co-organizing the only annual conference dedicated to the field, laying the groundwork for a policy coalition and advance market commitment in 2025.Methane RemovalThrough the Atmospheric Methane Research Fund, Spark awarded $3.9M across 14 projects, bringing total funding by Spark to $7M, while also strengthening the research community, engaging federal agencies, and advancing policy awareness.Exploratory Areas (Nitrogen + Warming-Induced Emissions)Spark helped shape the Nitrogen 2.0 vision for more circular, 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Yes, we require board members and key employees to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Should any conflict of interest arise the board will vote in respect to the approval of the arrangement, with the interested person recusing themself from the vote. Should any conflict of interest arise a cost/benefit analysis is done and clear and concise documentation should be made. Each director, officer, member of a committee of the Board, and key employee must sign annually a statement affirming such. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation for key employees is determined based on external market analyses of roles with similar responsibilities and expertise across a range of sectors, including nonprofits, specialty science research, and climate-related startups. We engage a compensation consultant to analyze the external market data annually and determine the salary range for each key employee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b An outside human resources consultancy conducted an executive compensation study. They completed a compensation analysis with comparisons based on a market analysis of comparable roles at similarly situated environmental and research organization. These findings were presented to the Board. The findings stated that total remuneration for these positions within a reasonable range of the market 75th percentile is comparable to that paid by like organizations for like services under like circumstances and is therefore reasonable for purposes of IRS Intermediate Sanctions regulations. Based on these findings and the market comps, the Board set salaries for the top management and key employees. Spark's current Executive Director, Erika Reinhardt, elected to forego compensation and offer her services on a volunteer basis. Board Directors and Officers do not receive compensation for their service on the Board. One Board Director, David Mann shows a salary because of his work as a Spark employee, not his role as Board Director. Erika Reinhardt, David Koweek and Cooper Rinzler, the other Board Directors, don't show a salary because there isn't compensation for serving on the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Upon request, Guidestar, and Charity Navigator. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing Documents are available upon request.